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Rochester (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 23 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.3833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 31 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 0.5167 decimal degrees |
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Note: On the River Medway; important Roman & Saxon town; pilgrimage site on way from London to Canterbury during Middle Ages; site of Gadshill, home of Charles Dickens; Rochester Cathedral begun 1077, finished 13th cen.; Norman Rochester Castle (1127) has the tallest keep in Britain; city is now a major port & industrial & commericial center; historically located in the county of Kent. |
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| Rochester (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Durobrivae (H,O)
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| Hroffeceaster (H,O)
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| Roucestre (H,V)
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............ | recorded in 1086 |
| Rouecestre (H,V)
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Medway (unitary authority) (P) |
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Rochester (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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since pre-Roman times |
| city (C) |
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since 7th cen. |
| episcopal see (C) |
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founded in 604 by St. Augustine of Canterbury |
| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| pilgrimage center (H) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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